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It’s official – our staff think we’re best for career opportunities!
Our 2025 National NHS Staff Survey results are in!
And we're delighted to see that our staff find Oxleas the best mental health/community trust in the country for career opportunities.
We know that excellent services rely on excellent staff which is why we aim to support our staff throughout their career. From apprenticeships and our graduate scheme through to our Smashing It series to grow career confidence, our award-winning Shadow Executive and our new Leadership programme.
- Chief Executive, Dr Ify Okocha, has welcomed the results. Hear from him here in our short film.
2,854 Oxleas NHS people took the time to complete last year's survey. This valuable feedback will shape the future of Oxleas and help us to deliver the best care for our patients and service users.
Our scores remain strong, with significant improvements in several areas, with many more continuing to outperform the national average, which is all down to the dedication and commitment of our workforce.
We know from previous surveys that having access to learning and development opportunities is really important to our people, so we're delighted to retain top scores in response to questions in this area. Other highlights include:
- colleagues say they feel empowered, with autonomy and feel valued
- 74% of our staff would recommend Oxleas as a place to work, above the national average of 64%
- staff recommending the care offered at Oxleas is also significantly higher than the national average
- our completion rate continues to outperform the national average.
Dr Ify Okocha, said:
Whilst we should of course recognise the great results, as always, there is still more to do. We’ve learned about the areas we must focus more on and these will form the basis of our future plans, because we know that a workforce who feel happy and valued at work, provide the best quality care for our patients.
Despite the ongoing financial pressures and competing demands that we face, our results show that Oxleas people work together to overcome obstacles, adopt smarter ways of working and continue to put patient care at the centre of everything that we do.
I am, and always have been, proud to be part of the Oxleas family. Together, we are improving lives in our communities.
The full staff survey results are available at https://wwwnhsstaffsurveys.com
Media enquiries
The communications team provides a point of contact for journalists to respond to all media enquiries.
We are happy to help journalists represent the trust accurately, so please do get in touch to ensure your facts and information are up-to-date before publishing your story.
Our media team is responsible for:
- Responding to media queries
- Arranging interviews with our nationally and internationally renowned experts who can talk about some of the trust’s specialist topics
For all media enquiries Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, please email oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net where a member of the team will review and action your request.
If you have an urgent enquiry outside of office hours or at the weekend, please contact our director on call via the Bracton Centre switchboard on 01322 294300.
Filming and photography requests
We receive documentary, location and broadcast filming requests on a regular basis – we consider all proposals on an individual basis and will try to accommodate proposals where possible, if appropriate.
No photography or filming is permitted without prior arrangement and agreement. Our patients always come first and we have a duty to protect their safety and confidentiality. Anyone found filming or taking photographs on the trust premises without the permission of the trust’s communications team will be asked to leave by the security department and may face prosecution.
Unless agreed otherwise, film crews and photographers must be accompanied by a member of the Communications Team at all times.
Contact: oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net
